Clinical trials: Fall Injury
Accidental Fall
Removing Home Hazards for Older Adults in Affordable Housing
The investigators will conduct a hybrid effectiveness/implementation trial to simultaneously establish the effectiveness of home hazard removal in affordable housing in order to reduce falls, and conduct a process evaluation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03780777
- Testing
- Home Hazard Removal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 524 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
the Methodology of the Balance Test
Analyzing of the Reliability, Validity and Responsiveness Levels of Performance Tests
Purpose: To examine the validity, reliability and responsiveness of three performance tests evaluating fall risk and balance in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT05703594
- Testing
- performance based balance test
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Fall Prevention in Healthy Aging
Bridging Generations: Educating Children on Dementia and Fall Prevention Through Animation
A retrospective data review was conducted on a case-control trial involving 60 children (29 boys, 31 girls) as part of a public education initiative hosted on the web-based platform "Hand in Hand Across Barriers - Public…
- Trial name
- fall (NCT07000370)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Aged, Asymptomatic Condition
Classification of the Sagittal Profile of the Spine in Asymptomatic Elderly Subjects
Principal aim The main purpose of the study is to describe the distribution of the sagittal profile in elderly subjects in order to bridge the gap present in this type of screening, evaluated in the literature for adults only…
- Trial name
- EOS60 (NCT03237039)
- Testing
- X-ray examination, fall-risk assessment, gait cycle analysis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio
Hip Fractures, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Reducing Fall Risk Post Hip Fracture in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Hip fracture is recognized as one of the most serious consequences of osteoporosis, less than half regain pre-fracture independence. 95% of all hip fractures in older adults are due to falls.
- Trial name
- NCT04748354
- Testing
- Otago Exercise Program, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Fall Prevention
Aging and Task-specific Training to Reduce Falls
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of a novel task-specific balance training for reducing environmental falls in community ambulatory older adults who are at-risk of falling.
- Trial name
- NCT07094659
- Testing
- Task-Specific Balance Training, Treadmill Perturbation Training, Conventional Balance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Osteoporosis
People With Osteoporosis Can Walk-BEST to Reduce Fall and Fracture Risk
The aim of the Walk BEST study is to provide evidence that it is feasible to implement the technology assisted gait- focused walking program Walk-BEST™ in older adults with osteoporosis, and that this program is acceptable to…
- Trial name
- Walk-BEST (NCT07621679)
- Testing
- Device: Heel2Toe[TM] sensor, Technology-assisted therapeutic walking program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN)
Plantar Intrinsic Muscles Exercises and Three-dimensional Ankle Foot Exercises Comparative Effect in DPN
The aim of this study is to determine the comparative effects of plantar intrinsic muscles exercises and three-dimensional ankle foot exercises on balance, gait and fall risk in patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- Trial name
- NCT07576179
- Testing
- Plantar intrinsic foot exercises, Three-Dimensional ankle foot exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Diabetic Neuropathies
Effects of Aerobic Training and Neurodynamics to Prevent Fall and Improve Balance in Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases, characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, actionor both.
- Trial name
- NCT06240910
- Testing
- Neurodynamics, Aerobic training
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Fall Injury, Frailty
A Personalized Video-based Exercise Program for Fall Prevention in Frail and Pre-frail Older Adult
This is a randomized interventional clinical trial, whereby 100 participants will be randomized to either follow the SAFE exercise program (experimental group) or not (control group).
- Conditions
- Fall Injury, Frailty, Old Age; Atrophy, Age-Related Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06363942
- Testing
- SAFE program (exercise intervention)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Fall
Digital Fall Prevention Study
The Digital Fall Prevention Study is a single-group unblinded study to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a 3-month fall prevention exercise program delivered digitally via a tablet interface.
- Trial name
- NCT05432674
- Testing
- Digital Fall Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fall, Fall Patients
Identifying Risk Factors for Falls in Patients With a High Risk of Fracture Using Connected Insoles (FeetMe Monitor® Device)
The objective of this study is to determine which gait parameters measured at home using e FeetMe® Insoles are associated with a risk for falls in a patient population suffering from osteoporosis and a higher with high risk of…
- Conditions
- Fall, Fall Patients, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- FAIR (NCT05155761)
- Testing
- FeetMe® Monitor
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- FeetMe
Accidental Falls
Bedside Assessment of Fall Risk in Emergency Department Elders
The purpose of this study is to assess the risk for falls among elderly Emergency Department (ED) patients.This study will use 2 tests of balance, the Bertec Balance Screening Test and the "Up and Go" test.
- Trial name
- NCT00590746
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey Caterino
Disabilities Physical, Falls
Adapting, Implementing and Evaluating the Effectiveness of HARP for People With Disabilities
The Home Hazard Removal Program (HARP) is an effective fall prevention intervention program which targets home hazard identification/removal.
- Conditions
- Disabilities Physical, Falls, Fall Prevention, Adults
- Trial name
- HARP3 (NCT07033897)
- Testing
- Adapted HARP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Stroke, Spastic Hemiplegia
The Effects of Neurorehabilitation Approaches Involving Different Upper Extremity Reactive Trainings in Stroke Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effectiveness of upper extremity training, which is expected for 5 seconds on the target during reaching forward, and to compare the effectiveness of neurorehabilitation…
- Trial name
- NCT06086314
- Testing
- reactive exercise training with ''FitPodz Light Trainer'' device in addition to a neurorehabilitation program, reactive exercise training with co-contraction with ''FitPodz Light Trainer'' device in addition to a neurorehabilitation program., neurorehabilitation program with functional reaching training without device.
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementia, Fall Injury
Fall Detection and Prevention for Memory Care Through Real-time Artificial Intelligence Applied to Video
The purpose of the research is to study a new safety monitoring system developed by SafelyYou to help care for a loved one with dementia. The goal is to provide better support for unwitnessed falls.
- Trial name
- NCT03685240
- Testing
- SafelyYou Fall Prevention System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SafelyYou
Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls
Evaluating Methods to Replicate Stumbles and Slips During Walking
This protocol outlines a study designed to investigate three different methodologies for inducing gait perturbations. Subjects will be divided into two groups: prosthetic users and able-bodied individuals.
- Conditions
- Fall Prevention, Balance, Falls, Amputation of Lower Limb
- Trial name
- NCT07175714
- Testing
- Methodologies to induce gait perturbations
- Where
- 2 sites in Iceland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Össur Iceland ehf
Paradoxical Fall in Maximum Expiratory Flows
Search of a Paradoxical Fall in Maximum Expiratory Flow After Bronchodilation in Healthy Subjects
There exists a physiological limitation of the expiratory flows because of the physical properties of the bronchial tree (flexible bronchial walls in a complex architecture subjected to variations of pressure and volume).
- Trial name
- VACUVOL (NCT03062904)
- Testing
- Inhaled Bronchodilators +/- Inhaled Methacholine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Peripheral Vestibular Disorders
rTMS Plus Vestibular Rehabilitation as an Adjunct Treatment for Fall Risk and Postural Instability for Chronic Vestibular Dizziness Patients/ Chronic Labyrinthitis
Falling is one of the most common consequences of vestibular dizziness. Most of patients with vestibular dysfunction suffer from balance disorders, postural instability and vertigo that may lead to life threating complications as…
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT05871385)
- Testing
- rTMS group
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Total Hip Replacement
Effects of Lower Limbs Symmetrical Loading on Risk of Fall
Objective: To assess the impact of total hip arthroplasty (THA) on functional outcomes and fall risk in patients with hip osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT06077825
- Testing
- postoperative rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University